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Old Oct 15, 2024 | 09:01 AM
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Does anyone have pictures and/or a diagram showing where the sunroof drain holes are located and where they exit?
I have an issue now where when it rains, I get wet carpeting in the passenger side rear footwell / floor.
I don’t know where the water is coming from, but on occasion the water is on top of the rear seat floor mat (full width weathertech mat).
Not sure how it could appear on top of the mat…it’s almost as though it came from the floor vent (there’s a floor vent positioned just above the lip of the weathertech mat).
Any thoughts on where this water is coming from?
Thinking I may need to clean out the sunroof drains, but cannot locate them.
I’ve searched these forums as well as other LR forums and google and have yet to find where the drains are located.
Thanks in advance for any ideas / suggestions, etc.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2024 | 12:54 PM
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https://landroverforums.com/forum/ne...r-leak-120591/

 
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Old Oct 15, 2024 | 02:16 PM
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Thanks gmfain, but I'm not sure how to interpret this diagram.
I can't determine which way is up, which way is the front of the vehicle, or how many drain holes are there?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2024 | 05:39 AM
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https://landroverforums.com/forum/ne...n-tube-122260/

you can search the forums too

 
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Old Oct 16, 2024 | 08:07 AM
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Thanks again gmfain.
Thanks too, for the suggestion to search the forums.
As noted in my original post, I have searched these forums thoroughly and have also searched other LR forums as well as a Google search.
I have yet to find anything showing the location of the drain holes, or their exit points.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2024 | 07:19 AM
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Were you ever able to find a detailed diagram? I have a major leak issue and can't locate the front 2 drains. I have searched the forums and watched many YouTube videos on the LR4 and LR3, but they don't seem to translate to the Disco 5. I had the seal around the windshield replaced to verify that that was not the source of water leaking from my roof console.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2025 | 11:44 AM
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Does anyone have any access to something like a service bulleting from Topix that mentions sunroof drains? These drains are hard to find and nobody is going to tear apart their truck to hunt for drain tubes. Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2025 | 10:07 AM
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I got a better look at the sunroof. The photos I took help a lot. However, I thought clogged sunroof drains were the cause of my leaky windshield. It turns out my drains are fine. The front drains drop out just above the front back points. The rear drain was harder to tell because I want on flat ground, but it appears that the rear sunroof drains drop at the b pillar. What I found interested is that the headliner is fairly exposed at the sunroof opening. Also, my sunroof weatherstripping is not consistent. Regardless the drains are fine. I poured a bottle of water into the far outside front corners. Water looks like it went into the roof panel.
Sunroof drain. Very bottom of photo is the back side of the headliner.
Sunroof drain. Very bottom of photo is the back side of the headliner.
Front jack point where the sunroof is draining. Shot taken on an incline.
Front jack point where the sunroof is draining. Shot taken on an incline.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2026 | 01:49 PM
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I'm trying to find where the front sunroof drains exit below so I can try to clean them out from the bottom up. I can't tell by your pic where. What's interesting is that when I pour water on the passengers side front, the liquid drains to the rear exit tube. Shouldn't be this difficult to clean the tubes....Thanks.
 

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